Welcome to the Irish Youth Justice Service
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Irish Youth Justice Service Conference 2010 The Irish Youth Justice Service Conference 2010 is taking place on 25 February 2010 in Dublin Castle Conference Centre. For more information on the Conference, please click here. To download a Conference programme, please click here. |
Our mission is:
"To create a safer society by working in partnership to reduce youth offending through appropriate interventions and linkages into services".
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Useful Documents
Draft IYJS Conference 2010 Programme
National Youth Justice Strategy 2008-2010
Designing Effective Local Responses to Youth Crime Full Report / Executive Summary
IYJS News - Issue 3 (Winter 2009)
About us
The Irish Youth Justice Service (IYJS) is an executive office of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform with responsibility for leading and driving reform in the area of youth justice.
Working with the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, the IYJS is guided by the principles of the Children Act 2001. The IYJS funds organisations and projects providing services, including Garda and Probation Projects, to young people aged under 18 years who find themselves in conflict with the law. These children may be involved with An Garda Síochána (the Irish police force), the Probation Service and the Courts Service. We are also responsible for the management and development of children detention facilities.
Our remit is to improve the delivery of youth justice services and reduce youth offending. This challenge is met by focusing on diversion and rehabilitation involving greater use of community based interventions and the promotion of initiatives to deal with young people who offend. Providing a safe and secure environment for detained children and supporting their early re-integration back into the community is also a key function.
Additonal links
For details on the various Topics available in this section, please select from the links below
Overview
National Youth Justice Strategy
Conference 2010
Community Programmes
Detention School Services
Press & Publications
News & Events
Legislation
